Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch

Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch

Sicalis citrina

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Caracas

In 3 days <5%

7 Verified sightings at Caracas
312 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch

The stripe-tailed yellow finch (Sicalis citrina) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and pastureland.

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Sounds

Flight call1:24

Brazil · 2024

© Douglas Meyer · XC872077 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:13

Brazil · 2023

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC785685 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:54

Brazil · 2022

© GABRIEL LEITE · XC707244 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch in Caracas?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 267th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch in Caracas?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch in Caracas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch?

Only Caracas, in our data

Caracas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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